Irene Geiringer, Karl Geiringer

The Bach Family

Seven Generations of Creative Genius

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

When this volume was originally published in 1954 it was the first complete history of the Bach family from the 16th Century miller Veit to Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst (1759-1845), Johann Sebastian's grandson. The author views the family as a whole and shows the characteristic similarities in their artistic and human attitudes as well as the most significant divergences. Equal stress is laid on the discussion of the personalities, against the swiftly changing historical scene, and on the music, for which the author was able to use vast, hitherto inaccessible material. Apart from describing the fascinating phenomenon of this musical family, the author gives a history of musical thought in the last 300 years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032896410
• ISBN-10: 1032896418
• Artikelnr.: 76040158

Autorenporträt

Karl Geiringer (1899-1989) was an Austrian-American musicologist, prolific author and Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Rise of the Bach Family and the First Great Achievements
Introduction: Ordeal in Germany 1. A Miller, A Jester, A Piper 2. The
Founder of the Erfurt Dynasty 3. Two Bachs at Arnstadt. Musical Trends in
the 17th Century. The Compositions of Johann and Heinrich Bach. 4.
Heinrich's Two Great Sons. The Music of Johann Michael Bach. The Music of
Johann Christoph Bach. 5. The Triple Team of Bach Brothers. Part 2:
Expansion and Culmination (1700-1750) Introduction: Particularism and
Universalism in Germany 1. The Jena and the Mühlhausen Bach. The Music of
Johann Nicolaus Bach. 2. The Descendants of Johann Bach. The Music of
Johann Bernhard Bach. 3. The Meiningen Bachs. The Music of Johann Ludwig
Bach. 4. Johann Sebastian Bach 1: Apprenticeship (1685-1703) 2: Years of
Growth (1703-1708) 3: The Great Organist (1708-1717) 4. Court Conductor and
Princely Friend (1717-1723) 5. Thomas Cantor and Director Musices at
Leipzig (1723-1750) 6. Sebastian and His Family. The Music of Johann
Sebastian Bach. Part 3: The Last Great Achievements and the Decline of the
Bach Family (1750-) Introduction: Rococo and Classicism 1. The Halle Bach.
The Music of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. 2. The Berlin and Humburg Bach. The
Music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. 3. The Bückerburg Bach. The Music of
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach. 4. The Milan and London Bach. The Music of
Johann Christian Bach. 5. Two Painters at Meiningen. The Works of Gottlieb
Friedrich and Johann Philipp Bach 6. Bachs at Eisenach. The Music of Johann
Ernst Bach. 7. Sebastian's Children and the Bach Family. 8. Two Grandsons
of Sebastian. The Music of Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach. Epilogue.
Genealogical Table of the Bach Musicians.